CPU RTL Design Engineer
About The Position
As a CPU Core RTL Design Engineer, you will help design and optimize next-generation, high-performance processor cores within the central core RTL team, supporting products across client, server, and AI platforms. Working with architecture, performance, verification, and physical design partners, you will contribute to the development of core pipeline logic and microarchitecture features. Depending on your experience and technical background, opportunities may align with areas such as load/store, decode, or other CPU core subsystems. Your work will contribute to the performance, power efficiency, and scalability of future CPU designs while addressing complex processor design challenges.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience solving complex digital design or processor architecture problems
- Interest in developing efficient, high-performance designs
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly
- Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively
- Ability to evaluate design alternatives and technical trade-offs while considering performance, power, area, and timing requirements
- Experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog RTL development in CPU, SoC, ASIC, or comparable digital design environments
- Understanding of modern CPU architecture, including out-of-order processor concepts
- Experience with logic design and high-performance processor pipeline development
- Experience with load/store, decode, execution, scheduling, or other CPU core subsystems
- Knowledge of power-efficient and low-power design techniques, including timing and power optimization
- Familiarity with synthesis, place-and-route, static timing analysis, and timing closure
- Experience debugging and optimizing designs in collaboration with performance and verification teams
- Exposure to multiple stages of the product development lifecycle, including architecture, implementation, verification, or post-silicon debug
- Familiarity with physical design, scripting such as Python or Tcl, and concepts such as DFT, clocking, reset, and power management
- Relevant experience in processor, accelerator, SoC, or other complex digital design environments may also be considered
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Responsibilities
- Design and implement RTL for CPU core pipeline components and related logic
- Contribute to microarchitecture definition for next-generation processor cores
- Collaborate with architecture, verification, performance, and physical design teams to deliver optimized designs
- Analyze and improve performance, power, area, and timing characteristics
- Support design verification, synthesis, timing closure, and physical design efforts
- Investigate and resolve pre-silicon and post-silicon issues
- Partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate design alternatives and align on technical trade-offs
- Contribute to scalable RTL methodologies, libraries, tools, and engineering best practices
Benefits
- AMD benefits at a glance
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
